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U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050 http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2008/02/11/us-population-projections-2005-2050/ http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2008/02/11/

U.S. Population Projections: 2005-2050 http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2008/02/11/us-population-projections-2005-2050/ http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2008/02/11/us-population-proj... If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005, and 82% of the increase will be due to immigrants arriving from 2005 to 2050 and their U.S.-born descendants, according to new projections developed by the Pew Research Center.

toomuchtodo 10y ago
Your study is almost 10 years old. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/americas-emigration-problem/309410/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/americas... Combined with immigration greatly reduced, and the US fertility rate below replacement rate (1.88 births/woman), we're on a shallow population decline, not a rise.
- rgbrenner 10y ago
  Your link doesn't back up your conclusion. US census for 2014 says we'll hit 400m by 2050: https://www.census.gov/population/projections/data/national/2014/summarytables.html https://www.census.gov/population/projections/data/national/... Consisting of an increase of almost 50m native born; and 30m foreign born (between now and 2050).
- LrnByTeach 10y ago
  @rgbrenner post below with US census data confirms US Population rise till 2050. In my above post my calculation of required increase on US electric grid base load is based on 'one CAR' per household which I just realized as wrong calculation. Based on the info. below US avg. Household size is 2.6 , then number of CARS per household is at least 2. so when 25% of cars are Electric Cars, you need 25% increase in utility Electric base load, and for 80% EV cars you need 80% increase. That is huge!!!!!!!!!!!! @toomuchtodo , anyway It is good discussion. I am glad I digged all this info in order to reply. Now it is crystal clear in head what are the US electric grid increasing load needs for the next 20 years. Hope our Policy makers and Politicians do this simple MATH and prepare with more SOLAR future accordingly .. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=total%20number%20of%20households%20in%20usa https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e... # of Households: 133,957,180 # of people in a household: 2.6

toomuchtodo 10y ago

Your study is almost 10 years old. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/americas-emigration-problem/309410/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/07/americas... Combined with immigration greatly reduced, and the US fertility rate below replacement rate (1.88 births/woman), we're on a shallow population decline, not a rise.

rgbrenner 10y ago
Your link doesn't back up your conclusion. US census for 2014 says we'll hit 400m by 2050: https://www.census.gov/population/projections/data/national/2014/summarytables.html https://www.census.gov/population/projections/data/national/... Consisting of an increase of almost 50m native born; and 30m foreign born (between now and 2050).
LrnByTeach 10y ago
@rgbrenner post below with US census data confirms US Population rise till 2050. In my above post my calculation of required increase on US electric grid base load is based on 'one CAR' per household which I just realized as wrong calculation. Based on the info. below US avg. Household size is 2.6 , then number of CARS per household is at least 2. so when 25% of cars are Electric Cars, you need 25% increase in utility Electric base load, and for 80% EV cars you need 80% increase. That is huge!!!!!!!!!!!! @toomuchtodo , anyway It is good discussion. I am glad I digged all this info in order to reply. Now it is crystal clear in head what are the US electric grid increasing load needs for the next 20 years. Hope our Policy makers and Politicians do this simple MATH and prepare with more SOLAR future accordingly .. https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=total%20number%20of%20households%20in%20usa https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e... # of Households: 133,957,180 # of people in a household: 2.6